Jack and Shirley Anderson of Red Bluff, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 30, 2006, at the Red Bluff Community Center hosted by their son, Chuck Anderson of Red Bluff; son, Donald and daughter-in-law Becky Anderson of Redding; daughters and sons-in-law, Sandy and Dan Gorena of San Antonio, Texas; and Jackie; Chuck Quimette of Paradise and seven grandchildren helping.

Shirley’s cousin, Gary Button of Gerber, officiated and as family and friends looked on Jack and Shirley renewed their wedding vows spoken on Dec. 29, 1956, in the Evangelical Church of Orland.

In attendance were Shirley’s bridal attendants Bernice Halderson Lemon of Fort Bragg, Nancy Button Ellis of Sacramento and Louise Knecht Miller of Hamilton City. A catered dinner was served with dancing following into the evening. Lemon made the anniversary cake.

Jack retired in 1993 as public works director for Tehama County and is presently a flight instructor at the Red Bluff Airport. He worked for 21 years as assistant public works director for Siskiyou County in Yreka and for seven years as a junior civil engineer in Contra Costa County. He served four years in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service.

Shirley worked part time at the Bank of America in Yreka and then stayed home to raise their four children and continues to be a homemaker along with pursuing her hobbies.

Out of town guests attending were from Chico, Sacramento, Bend Oregon, Hamilton City, and Fort Bragg.